Cops suspect alcohol use in four-vehicle crash on M-24

Alcohol is suspected to be a factor in a four-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after 9 p.m. Friday on M-24, just south of Drahner Rd., in Oxford Township.

A 47-year-old Lake Orion man, driving a 1995 Ford F-150 pickup truck, was headed south on M-24 when he crossed the center lane and sideswiped a 2016 Chevrolet Trax, driven by a 75-year-old Oxford woman, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s report.

The Lake Orion driver continued southbound in the northbound lanes and crashed head-on into a 2001 Ford F-150, driven by a 53-year-old Oxford man, causing it to spin around and collide with a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by a 50-year-old Oxford woman, the report stated.

Following the head-on collision, the Lake Orion man’s truck overturned and came to rest on the driver side door.

Both the Lake Orion man and the 53-year-old Oxford driver were transported to the McLaren Regional Medical Center by the Oxford Fire Department.

At the hospital, a sample of the Lake Orion driver’s blood was obtained for testing. Sheriff’s investigators are awaiting the results to determine if alcohol was a factor in the crash.

CJ Carnacchio is editor for The Oxford Leader. He lives in the Village of Oxford with his wife Connie and daughter Larissa. When he's not busy working on the newspaper, he enjoys cigars/pipes, Martinis/Scotch, hunting and fishing.